GO FISHACTIVETop species now
White Bass
WORTH THE TRIP — Any time today — steady bite.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·2h ago
Arkansas River
White River
Live56°F Water TempUpdated 2h ago
RiverWhite River System
GO FISHACTIVETop species now
Sauger
WORTH THE TRIP — First & last light.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·2h ago
SCOUTSCOUTTop species now
Channel Catfish
WORTH THE TRIP — Wait for weather change.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·2h ago
River sections· estimated per reach
AGFC Weekly · Week of Feb 22, 2026· North Central · Trout Tailwaters
Pocket score · this week
51
HOLD
Top bite: White Bass. Live signals only — AGFC silent this week (HOLD).
The read · AGFC + your signals
River running slightly elevated. White bass pre-staging for spring run. Better when water clears.
What's biting · this week
White BassFAIR
🌊 Where they're holding · White Bass
● LIVE TEMPSurfaceSTRIKE ZONE0–3 ft · 56°F
Where they're holding — work the strike zone through 0–3 ft.
ShallowSTRIKE ZONE3–10 ft · 55°F
Where they're holding — work 1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade) through 3–10 ft.
🎣 1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade)
Mid-depthSTRIKE ZONE10–15 ft · 55°F
Where they're holding — work White 2" Bass Assassin Curly Shad Grub (on 1/16oz jighead) through 10–15 ft.
🎣 White 2" Bass Assassin Curly Shad Grub (on 1/16oz jighead)
Deep15+ ft · 55°F
Cold, stable deep water — vertical presentations.
🎣 Small Chrome Kastmaster 1/8oz (casting spoon)
Holding depth from AGFC creel data (2–12 ft); temperature-by-depth modeled from the live surface reading.
🏆 What they're throwing · White Bass
🎯White 2" Bass Assassin Curly Shad Grub (on 1/16oz jighead)AGFC-CITED🎯1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade)AGFC-CITED🎯White Rooster Tail 1/16oz (inline spinner)AGFC-CITED🎯Small White Crankbait (shallow diving)AGFC-CITED🎯Small Chrome Kastmaster 1/8oz (casting spoon)AGFC-CITED
Arkansas River
White River
Live56°F Water TempUpdated 2h ago
RiverWhite River System
GO FISHACTIVETop species now
White Bass
WORTH THE TRIP — Any time today — steady bite.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED
GO FISHACTIVETop species now
Sauger
WORTH THE TRIP — First & last light.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED
SCOUTSCOUTTop species now
Channel Catfish
WORTH THE TRIP — Wait for weather change.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED
River sections· estimated per reach
AGFC Weekly · Week of Feb 22, 2026· North Central · Trout Tailwaters
Pocket score · this week
51
HOLD
Top bite: White Bass. Live signals only — AGFC silent this week (HOLD).
The read · AGFC + your signals
River running slightly elevated. White bass pre-staging for spring run. Better when water clears.
What's biting · this week
White BassFAIR
🌊 Where they're holding · White Bass
● LIVE TEMPSurfaceSTRIKE ZONE0–3 ft · 56°F
Where they're holding — work the strike zone through 0–3 ft.
ShallowSTRIKE ZONE3–10 ft · 55°F
Where they're holding — work 1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade) through 3–10 ft.
🎣 1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade)
Mid-depthSTRIKE ZONE10–15 ft · 55°F
Where they're holding — work White 2" Bass Assassin Curly Shad Grub (on 1/16oz jighead) through 10–15 ft.
🎣 White 2" Bass Assassin Curly Shad Grub (on 1/16oz jighead)
Deep15+ ft · 55°F
Cold, stable deep water — vertical presentations.
🎣 Small Chrome Kastmaster 1/8oz (casting spoon)
Holding depth from AGFC creel data (2–12 ft); temperature-by-depth modeled from the live surface reading.
🏆 What they're throwing · White Bass
🎯White 2" Bass Assassin Curly Shad Grub (on 1/16oz jighead)AGFC-CITED🎯1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade)AGFC-CITED🎯White Rooster Tail 1/16oz (inline spinner)AGFC-CITED🎯Small White Crankbait (shallow diving)AGFC-CITED🎯Small Chrome Kastmaster 1/8oz (casting spoon)AGFC-CITED
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